Complement

The complement consisted of officers, petty officers,
professional sailors and at the beginning conscripted personnel.
From 1966 till 1977 202 persons. After the re-armament and the
introduction of computer-based plotting systems the complement in
1977 was reduced to 172 i.e. 22 officers, 20 petty officers and 130
professional and conscripted sailors. When the state of readiness
was increased the complement was increased by 4 officers and 15
sailors. The officers and petty officers were accommodated in 1 or
2 bunk cabins with common bath and toilet. The sailors were
accommodated in four quarters.

The crew of Peder Skram gathered for Sunday
worship.

Each member of the complement had a number stating his belonging
to the King's or the Queen's quarter. The former comprised
personnel with odd numbers and the latter personnel with even
numbers. The number indicated where the person had to report to
handle specific tasks like in case of action or damage to the ship
or when entering harbor. The complement was split up into 4
divisions: operations, weapons, technical and administration
division. The Operations Division took care of tactical issues and
communication, The Weapons Division manned the weapons systems and
handled their maintenance. The Technical Division was in charge of
the propulsion machinery, auxiliary engines and the electrical
system, and the Administrative Division saw to all the
administration, e.g. pay, provisions and accommodation of all
onboard.

The Commanding Officer, his replacement - the second-in-command
- and the 4 Division Commanders made up the ship's management. They
were the only ones having their own cabin. All other officers and
petty officers were quartered in 2-persons cabins. The sailors had
their in common quarters where they slept in 3 tier bunks. The
officers dined in the Officers' Waardroom, the petty officers in
their mess, and the sailors in their common sailors' mess, called
the Cafeteria.